I have been re-reading a book that began to open my eyes to the beauty of Jesus Christ's Glory,
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper. It is riddled with paragraphs that will cause one to stop and ponder the glorious beauty and vastness of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the Creator of the universe. Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. Jesus Christ, the Person, never had a beginning. He is absolute Reality. He has the unparalleled honor and unique glory of being the first and always. He never came into being. He was eternally begotten. The Father has eternally enjoyed "the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature" (Hebrews 1:3) in the Person of his Son.
Seeing and savoring this glory is the goal of our salvation. "Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, be with where I am, to see my glory that you have given me" (John 17:24). To feast on this forever is the aim of our being created and our being redeemed.
